BrandSource Furniture Dealers Burning Up the Sales Charts
Four BrandSource members were included on a short list of fastest-growing furniture retailers last year.
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Ashley Opens Wisconsin Upholstery Plant
Ashley Furniture Industries cut the ribbon this month on its newest manufacturing facility.
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What’s Up with Foam?
It’s been months since a freak winter storm shut down production of foam’s petrochemical components, yet furniture and appliance manufacturers are still clamoring for the critical cushioning and insulating material.
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May Sales Soar for Appliance, Furniture & Electronics Dealers
Shoppers were still making up for lost time last month, as did dealers for lost sales.
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Tempur Sealy Delays New Product Intros; Plans Third U.S. Foam Plant
Tempur Sealy said it will delay a portion of its new Sealy U.S. product launch amid continuing supply constraints and plant inefficiencies.
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What Shoppers Will Pay for Faster Furniture Delivery
Turns out time is money when it comes to furniture delivery.
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Bedding Down on the Road of Life
In the four-and-a-half decades that I’ve been driving, I’ve owned 22 vehicles.
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April Furniture, Appliance Sales Off the Charts
Twelve months after COVID quarantines left furniture stores and some appliance shops shuttered, dealers are making up for lost time and then some.
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Coping With COVID: A Tale of Two Furniture Manufacturers
As we enter year two of the coronavirus, we think it’s worth recalling FurnitureToday’s recent account of how two upholstery manufacturers faced the pandemic’s labor and supply-chain challenges head on.
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Bedding Sales Booming for Independent Dealers: Report
In a recent survey of independent home furnishings dealers, 85 percent said first-quarter mattress sales accelerated over the same period last year, and 80 percent anticipate continued sales strength through the current quarter.
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An Open Letter for Frustrated Furniture Customers
Contending with impatient customers has become commonplace in today’s inventory-constrained environment.
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High Point Furniture Market Adds Outdoor Focus
Next month’s furniture market in High Point, N.C., will be paying special attention to patios.
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In Case You Missed It: How to Access the Furniture Channel
For the first time at a BrandSource Summit, the group presented an extensive, furniture-focused educational track exclusively for home furnishings members called Furniture Channel.
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Furniture Makers Hobbled by Supply Chain Challenges
At least three furniture manufacturers, including Stanley Furniture, Hancock & Moore and Wesley Hall, were forced to temporarily suspend some or all operations due to COVID-related disruptions.
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The End of the Road for Independent Furniture Stores? We Beg to Differ
The headline on Pam Danziger’s Forbes piece makes it sound like it’s all over for independent home furnishings stores, or that it will be over soon enough: “Independent Home Furnishings Retailers Are Losing. Only the Big and Virtual Will Survive.”
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BrandSource Harnesses the Power of Home Furnishings Dealers with Furniture Technology Source
Furniture dealers have an exclusive new source for news, business tools and peer support at BrandSource — Furniture Technology Source (FTS).
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Leather Italia’s Mike Campbell Gives Independents a Leg Up on Inventory
Mike Campbell, president/CEO of Leather Italia USA, sat down with AVB’s director of home furnishings merchandising Seth Weisblatt to help kick off the Furniture Channel education track at this week’s Summit 21.
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Summit Tunes in to Home Furnishings with the ‘Furniture Channel’
With more and more furniture dealers migrating to BrandSource, the group has increased its home furnishings content accordingly for this month’s Summit 21.
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Best of Times, Worst of Times for Furniture Industry
In a YouTube address that prefaced the recent International Home Furnishing Representatives Association (HFRA) board meeting, executive director and AVB contributor Ray Allegrezza compared the state of the furniture business to the famed opening lines of Charles Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities, due to the positive and adverse forces it faces.
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Ashley Expands Production with New Pennsylvania Plant
Manufacturing powerhouse Ashley Furniture Industries has fired up a brand-new factory in Pottsville, Pa. The 100,000-square-foot facility began production late last month, bringing the company’s U.S. factory count to 12.
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